Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-26
SHOT WHILE ASLEEP.
MORTALITY woUEDRD IN HIS BED AT
HIaHT.
A North Carolina Tragedy-The Assassin
Unknown-Fatal Quarrel over
Cards-Other Notes

RALEIGH. \. G, November Do
Dick CurIic. an aged negro, was
asleep two nights past in his house, IN
Robson county. Beside him was his
nephew. Mack Mcneil. Suddenly, with
out warning. some one fired through the
door with n gun. Curue was MORALLY
wounded. lie has died. The coroner S
INQUEST was without result 80 tar as DIS
covering the murderer IS concerned. IL
was found that a negro named Grown
had been elected from the house when
Curric had recently purchased.
The Raleigh Cotton and Grocers TX
change will in December make a com
plaint 10 the Interstate Commerce Com
mission against the Scaboard Airline
for ALLEGED freight discrimination.
The Commissioner of Agriculture says
that the manufacturers OF fertilizers are
promptly renewing their licenses and
paying the tax without any Of the e1-
pected difficulty.
Explorations for coal are to be made
in Granville county. II is said that the
indications are very favorable.
In Wolf Pit township, Richmond
county, day before yesterday James
Chairs and Eb Quick quarrelled over
game Of cards. Chairs drew q revolver
and shot Quick in the eye. Death re-
suited in few minutes. The murderer
has not been captured.
Rev. b. ). Brown has resigned as
rector Of the Episcopal church at Hicko-
~. and will retire from the ministry on
account of i'll heath.
The Supreme Court to-day disposed
of the docket from the Ninth judicial
district. Next Monday appeals from
the Tenth district viii be called for areu-
ment.
Great numbers Of negroes who have
been employed in the turpentine forests
of GEORGIA are returning TO their homes
in this State to spend the holidays.
The barns and rice crop OF !. q. KEEL
", in Wayne county, were burned lew
days AGO, the fire originating from
sparks from thrcshiDg engine.
The chief OF police of Wilmington
he's been suspended for five days for
derelction OF duty.
Work on the Plymouth turnpike and
canals Through the State swamp lands)
progresses rapidly. There are twocanal,,
each twelve feet wide. An immense
body OF valuable land will be reclaimed
when they are completed.
# is said that the accommodation has
been made that the SWannanoa tunnel,
on the Western North Carolina road, be
converted into an immense emitting. The
cost will be fully Sl,000cO0, and the
work will employ 400 men two years. A
great fall Of earth has blocked the tun-
mel. Passengers are now transferred
there, but mails 60 RIA Charlotte and
Spartanburg. ). c.. to Asheville.
A special committee has unanimously
recommended the adoption of water
works. They will he built by private
firm.
Work on the extension of the Short
cut" railway, south from Fayetteville,
will soon begin.
Rev. f. p. Davis, Of Shelby, will ac-
cept the call to the pastorate OF the Pres
byterian church at Winston.
An incendiary fire day before yester-
day destroyed a barn and ITS contents
belonging to Rev. c. b. Justice IN
rutherford county.
DR.. j. G.. Rose, a prominent physi-
clan ana superintendent OF health Of
Johnston county, died few days ago OF
paralysis.
The farmers of Fdgecombe county are
making arrangements for establishing a
cottouseed-oil mill at Shiloh. Thecapi-
tai stock is to he $50, 600.